Tie attachment.



J. H. GOAD.

TIE ATTACHMENT.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 11AY21,1910.

968,044. Ptented Aug.23, 1910.

Emi.- Emi- JAMES H. GOAD, OF RYAN, OKLAHOMA.

TIE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

Application filed May 21, 1910. Serial No. 562,665.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. GoAD, a citizen of the United States, residing `at Ryan, in the county of Jefferson and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvemenets in Tie Attachments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements inrailway cross ties and more particularly to an attachment for a wooden cross tie to prevent the same from being cut by the rock ballast on which it is placed, and thereby prolonging the life of the tie.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical device or attachment of this character which may be produced at a small cost and readily applied to the end portions of a wooden tie and which when applied will not only protect the bottom of the tie from being cut and worn by the sharp rocks or crushed stone on which it is placed, but which will also strengthen and reinforce the tie and prevent it from splitting, and further prevent the tie from slipping or shifting on the road bed.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangements of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the application of the invention to a wooden cross tie; Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse and longitudinal sectional views through the same; and Fig. 4 is a bottom perspective view of the attachment.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes my tie attachments which are applied to the bottom faces of the end portions of an ordinary cross tie T. These attachments are the same in construction and each consists of a rectangular metal plate of sufficient length to extend under the end portion of the tie which supports the track rail and of slightly greater width than the tie.

The outer end of the plate 1 is turned downwardly to form a transverse flange 2 which latter embeds itself in the ballast and prevents the slipping or shifting of the tie. This may be further prevented by forming on the projected side edges of the plate l depending flanges or ribs 3 as shown more clearly in Fig. 2. Also formed on the side edges of the plate adjacent its center are upwardly bent flanges 4 which engage the side faces of the tie immediately beneath the track rails and serve to strengthen and reinforce the tie. The plate 1 is secured to the tie by forming on its side edges and adjacent to its two ends upwardly bent apertured attaching lugs or ears 5 through which are driven nails, spikes, screws or other fastenings 6 which will not tend to split the tie or weaken it. The lugs 5 bear against the side faces or edges of the tie and tend to strengthen and reinforce it and the fastenings 6 securely attach the plate to the tie so that the one cannot shift with respect to the other.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the attachments when applied to the end of the tie serve as wear plates to effectively protect the bottom face of the tie against being cut and worn by sharp rocks or crushed stone which usually forms the ballast or bed of the track. The wear plates 1 not only protect the bottom of the tie but also reinforce and strengthen it and hold it stationary on the road bed so that it cannot slip or creep. The invention also prevents the ballast from working from under the tie at the ends, thereby reducing the amount of tamping usually necessary.

Vhat is claimed is:

1. A tie attachment for application to the bottom of a wooden cross tie to protect the same from rock ballast, comprising a metal plate to cover the bottom face of the end of a tie and formed at its side edges with upstanding apertured attaching lugs and on its bottom with a depending anchoring flange.

2. The combination with a wooden cross tie, of a pair of wear plates arranged on the bottom face of the tie at the ends thereof and each having its outer end downturned to form a transverse anchoring rib and its side edges formed with longitudinal extendpassed through apertures in said lugs and into the sides of the tie. 19,..

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

v JAMES H. GOAD.

itnesses T. J. AsI-IABRENNER, J. SUMMERS. 

